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BOOF-fay

Bosser

v., to work

boss-SAY

Boulot

n., job

bOOL-oh

Se Branler

v., to masturbate (lit. to wobble)

suh BRAhn-lay

Ça a été

exp., it went well; also a question "Ta présentation, ça a été ?" = "How'd your presentation go?" ; Answers to this question: "Ouais, ça a été" (Yes, it went well) / "Pas du tout" (Not at all) saw ah AY-TAY

Chaud lapin

n., Sex maniac (lit. hot rabbit)

show lah-PAÑ

Les Chiottes

n, The loo

SEE-ott

Cinoche

n., A night at the movies

SEE-noh-sh

La cité

n., ghetto

see-TAY

Con

adj., stupid "J'ai été con quand j'ai décidé de sortir" = "I was dumb when I decided to go out"

n., litt. 'cunt' (as used in UK English); "Quel con" = "What an idiot"

exp. "à la con", stupid, in a stupid way. "J'ai cet examen à la con" = "I have this stupid test"

cohÑ

Crever

v., to burst or explode; to die, 'to kick the bucket'

adj., crevé(e), exhausted. As in "Je suis crevé(e)" = "I'm exhausted"

n., la crève, a cold, the flu. exp.: "J'ai la crève".

creh-vay

lah crehve

Débile

n. or adj. slang for "stupid"

DAY-beel

Dirlo

n. Colloquial word meaning 'headmaster'.

dear-loh

Enculer

v. To fuck, to bugger.

Equivalent to "fuck in the arse" ("cul"="arse"). Widely used under the form "va te faire enculer" (litt.

"go to get fucked in the arse", in UK English "go and get fucked in the arse") which stands for "fuck off".

Also, "enculé" is the participle turned into a substantive, and means "bastard" or "arsehole".

exp. : "enculer des mouches" (litt. "to fuck flies in the arse") means "to nit-pick".

eñ-CU-lay

La fac

n., college or university; short for 'faculté'

fack

Faire la tête

exp., to pout. Synonyms: 'bouder'(to brood); "faire la gueule".

fer lah tet

Foutre

n. Sperm.

v. Vulgar equivalent of the verb 'faire'; to do or to make. Commonly employed in vulgar/familiar expressions such as:

"Va te faire foutre" = "Go get fucked/Go fuck yourself"

"J'en ai rien à foutre/battre" = "I don't care"

"J'ai rien à foutre (ici, avec toi)" = "I have nothing to do (here, with you)"

FOO-truh

Hyper

adj., 'very', 'really' ; "Je suis hyper triste" = "I'm really sad"

EE-pair

Kiffer

v. Colloquial word meaning 'to like' from arabic noun 'kif' meaning 'cannabis', . Sometimes used under the form faire kiffer, e.g Tu me fais trop kiffer.

keef-ay

Génial

adj. Colloquial word meaning "genius" (as used in UK English), "great", "brilliant", "sensational" or

"awesome"

j-knee-al

Grave